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fish-hook theory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
fish-hook the-o-ry
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Christus Victor theory of atonement associated with Gregory of Nyssa, in which Satan is tricked into accepting Christ's humanity as ransom, thereby being caught by his divinity.

Etymology

From the metaphor of a fishhook: the deity of Christ (the "hook") hidden within his humanity (the "bait"), which Satan accepts as ransom for humanity.

Questions

What does fish-hook theory mean?
A Christus Victor theory of atonement associated with Gregory of Nyssa, in which Satan is tricked into accepting Christ's humanity as ransom, thereby being caught by his divinity.
Where does fish-hook theory come from?
From the metaphor of a fishhook: the deity of Christ (the "hook") hidden within his humanity (the "bait"), which Satan accepts as ransom for humanity.

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